Korean Culture & Customs

초성체

choseongche

Consonant-only abbreviations

초성체 abbreviates words to just their leading consonants (초성). Common ones include ㅇㅋ (오케이, OK), ㄱㅅ (감사, thanks), and ㅎㅇ (하이, hi). They're casual texting shortcuts among friends, not used in formal writing.

Examples

Korean	English
ㅇㅋ 이따 7시에 봐 ㄱㅅ ok itta ilgopsie bwa gomawo	OK, see you at 7 later, thanks

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